Arizona silver belt., 1887-08-13
OVER THE WIRE.
Another Train Robbery on the
Southern Pacific.
A Frightful Railroad Disaster ii
Illinois.
Wilson, Murderer of the Cleven~
gers, gonfesses and Exoner-
ates johnson.
Other Important Dispatches.

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Wilson, murderer of the Cleyenger
famiiy made confession generating
bis co-defsndant johnson from PAL.
il the crime, The matter
will bo brought before Gov zulick
with the hope that communication OIL
sentence ,vill be granted johnson.
Friday, ths i2th, n the day set for The
hanging
TuosoN, Aug, H.. The west hound
train, No, 20, was again held up by
four OF Eve masked men, about one
mile east 81 The scene of Che last train
robbery, on Wednesday ulght. The
train was laborng up grade from the
Cienega west of pantano, on schedule
time, when it suddenly came upon
some torpsdoss and red light. The
engineer endeayored to step but it.
was too late ID save the engine which
ran off on an Opeu gravel switch and
slowly careened over The embank-
ment here was 80 feet high, but for,
tunately broad, and saved the engine
from rolling. The robbers then be-
gan firing into the tram, especially
the cab Of the locomotive, one bullet
passed under fireman Bradford's nose,
cutting off part Of his moustache he
and engineer Guthrie crouched low
in the cab until the engine settled
over when Guthrie jumped and land.
cd in mesquite tree 50 feet below,
and, strange to say, was but slightly
injured. Bradford was closeted be-
tween the engine and tender, but.
jumped through the cab window and
rolled to the bottom Of the embank-
ment with Guthrie.
The robbers 6rst turned their at.
tonhon To the express car, wbicl was
Locked. They aeman3ea the messen-
ger to open it. Hung a sticF Of giant
powder against the doar and blew ID
open. Two of them then entered the
car which was occupied by Route
Agent Gaull, and messenger Smlth
who was ii the express uaF III the last
robbery. The robbers recognized him
and one Of tbem said, Snishy she
stove racket don't 20 this time He
refused At FIRST to open the safe, hut
did when tapped on the head With Is
revolver, bruisiag him considerably.
The robbers then went through the
safe, cleaning out the American
money and some Mexican coin.
They then went to the mail car,
looked through il but molssted moth.
ing. They talked loudly evidently
desirous Of being heard. They seemed
familiar with names 81 train men
They announced that they wanted
money not blood
The trail of the robbers headed
north il ths direction of the Rineon
mountains. II was taken up al six
O'clock Thursday morning by Sheriff
.shibel and ave deputies, mounted,
and 4 Mexican trailer Oh foot. They
soon found $1,000 III Mexican silver,
two linen busters, an American TWEEN
ty dollar piece, silver dollar aud
half dollar. American money, aban
doned Major Noyes furnished rs
cavalrymen 10 aud III tbe pursuit and
stated be would furnish more as
wanted. The railway ana express
companies cfer 5000 reward per
man. "
N II Is not known how much money
was stolen, Wells, Rargo & %. admit
5000 but as the sobbers got the cd /.
tire contents Of safe, the general be-.
lief is that 1t was much more.
NEw Yoak, Aug. Ill. The Herald
declares the President has decided te
appoint Edward N. pettors, ST Ala.
bama, 70 tue vacancy On the Z. s.
supreme bench.
Major Dan. Il. Bash, paymastsr u
Is. Al, is suspended and ordered home
to await further orders. he il the
officer who was robbed Of $500 at
Antelope Springs, Wyoming, in 1886.
by Charley Powers, q cowboy.
CnicAeo, Aug Al al passenger
tram Of fifteen cars, en- route u Mag
ara Falls, On the Toledo, Peoria and
Western n. r., went through bridge
at chatsworth, ILL, during the night,
and killed and injured hundred
people
Later particulars show that file ac.
cldent occurred 1T or near Piper City,
snaA station east Of Chatsworth.
The excursion collided With another
train On tho bridge. The cars piled
UP ana the bridge gave way pracipi.
tating several cars into the stream.
.It Is estimated that forty Or fifty were
killed, and hundred injured IN one
coach not person escaped. The cars
caught fire, but TIE flames were put
!
out BY train rnen and passen gers.
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